West Ham have completed the signing of Manuel Lanzini on a permanent deal from Al Jazira. The 23-year-old scored a screamer against Chelsea in their 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Posted on 22 March 2016.
West Ham have completed the signing of Manuel Lanzini on a permanent deal from Al Jazira. The 23-year-old scored a screamer against Chelsea in their 2-2 draw on Saturday.
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Posted on 21 March 2016.
Irons co chairman David Gold has been calling for technology on key decisions for a very long time and is back on the case after the shocking error of refereeing judgement at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. He is not being reactionary as his pedigree on the issue goes back several years but he believes the […]
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Posted on 21 March 2016.
Harry Kane emerged as the new front-runner for the Premier League Golden Boot.
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Posted on 20 March 2016.
BESIKTAS are being widely reported as having accepted a West Ham bid of around £8.5 million for for Turkey international Gokhan Tore – a big Slaven Blic favourite. We have been linked with the player since the manager’s arrival and he has often spoken of his admiration for the player. As long ago as last […]
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Posted on 20 March 2016.
David Gold has given very short shrift to a Chelsea fan trying to give him a hard time over the Olympic Stadium. After seeing his team cheat their way to a draw against the Irons yesterday a Twitter follower tried his best at baiting the Irons co chairman by dredging up a subject which has […]
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Posted on 20 March 2016.
We won’t labour it any further except to say this! Perhaps we have become so used to honesty from our new manager that it came as an unpeasant moment when Guus Hiddink gave his entirely predictable and WRONG view on that late penalty. He said: “I was happy with the late penalty decision. It’s difficult […]
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Posted on 19 March 2016.
The Irons were twice cheated – once from a free kick deliberately taken from the wrong spot and at the end when Michail Antonio brought Ruben Loftus-Cheek down with replays showing contact was outside the area. Wrong…out of order and bang disappointing – add it all to the foul on Darren Randolph last weekend which denied […]
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Posted on 19 March 2016.
Follow Sportsmail’s coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Crystal Palace host Leicester City and Chelsea welcome West Ham to Stamford Bridge in two of the day’s four 3pm clashes.
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Posted on 17 March 2016.
The elimination of Manchester United by Liverpool in the Europa League tonight has meant West Ham will play their FA Cup quarter-final on a Wednesday evening on 6th April at the Boleyn Ground. It means the Hammers will play three games in a row within eight days at fortress Boleyn. The Irons have not lost a […]
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Posted on 17 March 2016.
Development manager boss Terry Westley reckons his young Irons were well worth their place in the Final following a 3-2 semi-final win over Liverpool at Rush Green, They came from a goal down after Pedro Chirivella scored early on with Doneil Henry’s close range finish levelling. The scores were level at full time but Marcus […]
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Posted on 16 March 2016.
Exclusive Winston Reid is making decent progress after his injury scare and should be set to take his place at the centre of defence against Chelsea this weekend. We reported yesterday that the player had felt his hamstrings at Old Trafford and was brought off for precautionary reasons. And ClaretandHugh has learned today that the […]
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Posted on 16 March 2016.
Rio Ferdinand will lead his nation for the last time when England Legends take on Germany at the Boleyn Ground! Rio has agreed to captain a host of Three Lions stars of days gone by in a unique Farewell Boleyn fixture on Monday 2 May at 4pm. Tickets for a game which will include such […]
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Posted on 15 March 2016.
West Ham will be hosting a special memorial service at the Boleyn Ground on Sunday 20 March at 10.30am to remember all those Hammers fans who sadly will not be able to join us on the journey to the Club’s new Stadium on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The service will especially commemorate all those loved […]
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Posted on 15 March 2016.
Andy Carroll aims to bury a disappointing season with a triple dream. The injury-ravaged striker reckons it’s possible that this could be the best experience of his career as he looks at a treble to die for. He said: ““I have three things to aim for with the club pushing for top four, the FA […]
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Posted on 14 March 2016.
• ‘Fighting character shown against West Ham hopefully does boost us’ • United out to overturn deficit against Liverpool then face Manchester City Manchester United can take heart from their fightback against West Ham United as they head into two matches that will shape their season, according to Chris Smalling. United earned an FA Cup replay against Slaven Bilic’s team with a late goal from Anthony Martial . On Thursday they hope to overturn a 2-0 deficit to…
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Posted on 14 March 2016.
The John Lyall gates have been removed from the Boleyn Ground today ready to be relocated and build into to the new club shop outside the former Olympic Stadium. They were originally constructed after West Ham used the £25,000 fee from the 1956 transfer of free-scoring winger Harry Hooper to buy the land that now makes […]
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Posted on 14 March 2016.
West Ham are facing a serious fixture pilie up with an FA Cup replay set to be squeezed in an already bursting schedule. We are still awaiting the official confirmation of the re-scheduling of the Watford and Manchester United Premier league matches due to our FA Cup run. And UEFA’s rules are making re-scheduling difficult with […]
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Posted on 13 March 2016.
The Hammers Chat boys are back with their look at the United/Irons game. There are so many talking points to discuss and Gonzo, Geo and Tom get to grips with most of them. Penalty shouts, perhaps the best free kick many of us have ever seen, goals which definitely shouldn’t have stood – everything comes […]
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Posted on 13 March 2016.
It’s the worst cliche in football but it is the only one we can use after the drama of Old Trafford today: We were robbed.” ClaretandHugh chief analyst Leroy Rosenior had said in his preview of the game the Hammers would win if there were no dodgy refereeing decisions – sadly there were and both […]
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Posted on 12 March 2016.
Reece Oxford won’t be involved in tomorrow’s crucial FA Cup clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford. ClaretandHugh understands that the teenager has been left out of the squad but that Winston Reid, along with Joey O’Brien and Victor Moses have both made the journey north. However, the question mark over Winston’s involvement remains as […]
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Posted on 11 March 2016.
Claret and Hugh understands that Fulham’s head groundsman, Greg Bolton has been appointed by stadium operators London Stadium 185 to look after the Olympic Stadium grass pitch. Earlier today Greg posted “Beautiful sunny day down at the cottage, about to start prepping for my last matchday” He previously posted “I’ve very much enjoyed my stay […]
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Posted on 11 March 2016.
Attacking midfielder Manuel Lanzini insisted he has no reason to leave West Ham at the end of the season, with the east Londoners prepared to make a move for the Argentinian
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Posted on 11 March 2016.
Ahead of a bumper weekend of Premier League and FA Cup fixtures, Sportsmail brings you the latest squad news, odds and stats on every top flight and quarter-final match as it breaks.
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Posted on 11 March 2016.
After the sensational video journey from Upton Park to Stratford and the new Olympic Stadium, the Hammers Chat boys are back with the immediate matter of Manchester United on their minds. Another top vid from the lads! Share This:
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Posted on 10 March 2016.
Former Hammer Tony Gale has told Sky Sports that West Ham now have a realistic chance of Champions league football next season. The Hammers have lost just two of their last 19 matches and remain within one point of Manchester City and the Champions League qualification spot. Galey told Sky Sports News: “(Top four) is realistic now – with […]
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Posted on 10 March 2016.
Here is a magnificent journey captured by ClaretandHugh’s partners Hammers Chat between Upton Park and the Olympic Stadium. Every aspect of the move we are about to make is captured in this quite outstanding video fronted by Gonzo in the company of Geo. They takes us from the nostalgia of the Boleyn through Green Street before […]
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